Britten: The Turn of the Screw
01/01/1990
In Benjamin Britten's operatic adaptation of Henry James' masterwork, a naive governess (Helen Field) arrives at a country manor and soon discovers that it holds a murky secret involving her charges and two ghostly servants who wield a sinister influence on them. The taut, atmospheric production also stars Sam Linay, Machiko Obata, Menai Davies and Phyllis Cannan, with the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra providing accompaniment.
Music
Movie Information
Helen Field
as Governess
Menai Davies
as Mrs. Grose
Richard Greager
as Quint/Prologue
Phyllis Cannan
as Miss Jessel
Machiko Obata
as Flora
Samuel Linay
as Miles
Steuart Bedford
as Conductor
